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Policy Briefing on Local and European Elections 2014

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Social Justice Ireland’s policy briefing ‘Elections 2014’ identifies some key issues and actions required that are critical to shaping a fairer future.  Action is needed in the areas of…

Choices for Equity and Sustainability

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Full details of the policy proposals in our Policy Framework for a Programme for Government are available in 'Choices for Equity and Sustainability', to access click here.…

Minister’s decision to establish Public Participation Networks welcomed

Monday, 24 March 2014

Social Justice Ireland welcomes the decision by Minister Phil Hogan TD to establish Public Participation Networks (PPNs) in every local authority area as proposed by the working group.  These PPNs…

Government Tax Proposals could give €922 a year to a person earning €125,000 while giving NOTHING to those earning below €32,800

Friday, 14 March 2014

Government’s tax proposals should be rejected because they would give all the benefit to those earning over €32,800 while giving nothing to those earning less than that amount according to a new…

Ireland's scandalous corporate tax regime exposed AGAIN - New approach required

Friday, 7 March 2014

A story in The Irish Times (March 7, 2014) shows that Apple paid €36m tax on $7.11bn profits at its Irish unit. This is a scandal that must be addressed now by the Irish Government. Social…

Working Group recommends People's Participation Networks be established in every Local Authority

Sunday, 2 March 2014

Government has published the report of the working group on citizen engagement with local government, which recommends that a People’s Participation Network, (PPN) be established in every Local…

Policy Framework for Programme for Government

Friday, 28 February 2014

Click here to access Social Justice Ireland’s Policy Framework for the Programme for Government of the 32nd Dáil.

European Parliament Committee raises serious questions concerning Troika's engagement with Ireland's bailout

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Social Justice Ireland welcomes the fact that the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs:

Considers that too little attention has been given to…

Building a Just Society should be at the core of all Government programmes

Thursday, 20 February 2014

783 million people live without clean water, 2.5 billion have no adequate sanitation and 1.4 billion people are without access to electricity in our world today.  This is a profoundly unjust…

Income tax bands should not be changed in the next Budget – benefit would only go to the better off

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Social Justice Ireland challenges the Minister for Finance’s proposal that the tax band ceiling of €32,800 should be raised.  Changing the tax bands in the next Budget would only benefit…